Recording artist Mike Scott just released an original instrumental single and video honoring his grandfather, Anthon Scott, who was from Mike’s hometown Watauga, Tennessee. His grandfather also played the banjo and later died of Black Lung from working in the coal mines of West Virginia and throughout the region. Most of the original props & artifacts seen in the video were the actual items that belonged to him. Videographer Stephen Rosney (Rosney Media / Ireland) came to Nashville to shoot the video and captured this deep-rooted history that Mike has from his family heritage. At the closing of the video, you see “Anthon,” reading his Bible after a hard day of work in the mines. Before his passing, his grandfather gave land for the building of a new church near the family homeplace. This is a unique tribute to Mike’s grandfather, whom he has long admired, but never met.

Sound Recording Credits
*Songwriter/Publisher/Producer: Mike Scott / CMS Music/BMI

*B & W CD Photo Credit: Stephen Rosney
*Color CD Photo Credit: Richard Suter
*Graphic Design/CD: Beth Simpkins

*Original Session/Band:
Mike Scott Banjo
Glen Duncan: Fiddle
Jerry Douglas: Dobro
Eddie Miller: Mandolin
Scott Houston: Acoustic Guitar
Terry Eldridge-Upright Acoustic Bass

*Recording Engineer/Studio:
Sonny Deaton/ Upstairs Studio Gallatin, TN
Original Session Date: 2/10/88

*Master Transfer: John Nicholson /Hilltop Studio 7/15/19
(Analogue to Digital-Pro Tools)Nashville, TN

*Studio Engineer (Edits/Re-Mix): Tim Carter / Treehouse Studios
Ridgetop, TN 2/26/20

*Final Audio Mix: Tim Carter & Mike Scott 2/28/20

*Mastering: Dave Harris /Studio B Mastering
Charlotte, NC 2/28/20

*Video/Make-Up Crew:
Brenda Scott
Helen Rosney
Jewel Briggs

*Video Band:
Mike Scott-Banjo
Jed Clark-Acoustic Guitar
Julian Pinelli-Fiddle
Ian O’Bryant-Dobro
Tim Carter-Mandolin
Heath VanWinkle-Upright Acoustic Bass

*Coal Miners:
Ron Wright (portraying Mike’s Grandfather…Anthon Scott)
Jim Briggs
Jesse Marshall

*Bookings & Management/Contact:
(National & International)
Mike Scott
Creative Encounters
198 Hix Lane
Gallatin, TN 37066
615-415-3058
email: [email protected]
website: www.mikescottmusic.com